Design for the Doncaster race cup
Design
1854 (made)
1854 (made)
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Gold or silver racing cups of elaborate form were given as prizes in the biggest horse races. Their designs became increasingly sculptural and naturalistic. They often depicted events in British history or episodes in historical novels that were linked to the locality of the racecourse.
This drawing is typical of the designs for silver that were produced in the 1850s. It was made by the sculptor Henry Hugh Armstead (1828-1905). The design illustrates a scene from Sir Walter Scott’s novel Ivanhoe (1819), set in the Yorkshire forest of Jervaulx Abbey (not that far from the Doncaster racecourse). The episode shows the Prior of Jervaulx restraining a Norman knight from striking the impertinent Saxons.
This drawing is typical of the designs for silver that were produced in the 1850s. It was made by the sculptor Henry Hugh Armstead (1828-1905). The design illustrates a scene from Sir Walter Scott’s novel Ivanhoe (1819), set in the Yorkshire forest of Jervaulx Abbey (not that far from the Doncaster racecourse). The episode shows the Prior of Jervaulx restraining a Norman knight from striking the impertinent Saxons.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Design for the Doncaster race cup (popular title) |
Materials and techniques | Ink wash |
Brief description | Design for the Doncaster race cup |
Physical description | Ink wash drawing on paper |
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Gallery label | Henry Hugh Armstead (1828-1905)
Design for the Doncaster Race Cup.
1854
Inscribed Doncaster 1854
Pen and ink and wash
By the 1840s the Regency tradition of figure
sculpture on silver had developed to the
point where it had become a form of silver
statuary. The type was very much favoured
for race prizes, each new sculpture being
illustrated and described in the art journals
of the day. In this design for the Doncaster
Race Cup of 1855 the sculptor Armstead
illustrates a scene from Sir Walter Scott's
Ivanhoe; the piece was made by C.F. Hancock
of Bruton Street. Armstead's other works
included parts of the Albert Memorial.
E.2053-1917
Given by Montague Pawson |
Credit line | Given by Montague Pawson, Esq. |
Subject depicted | |
Literary reference | 'Ivanhoe' by Sir Walter Scott |
Summary | Gold or silver racing cups of elaborate form were given as prizes in the biggest horse races. Their designs became increasingly sculptural and naturalistic. They often depicted events in British history or episodes in historical novels that were linked to the locality of the racecourse. This drawing is typical of the designs for silver that were produced in the 1850s. It was made by the sculptor Henry Hugh Armstead (1828-1905). The design illustrates a scene from Sir Walter Scott’s novel Ivanhoe (1819), set in the Yorkshire forest of Jervaulx Abbey (not that far from the Doncaster racecourse). The episode shows the Prior of Jervaulx restraining a Norman knight from striking the impertinent Saxons. |
Collection | |
Accession number | E.2053-1917 |
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Record created | February 17, 2003 |
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